Carnivorous plants are a type of very large plants, there are over 500 species and 14 genera are divided into, these are: Aldrovanda (1 species), Byblis (3) Cephalotus (1), Darlingtonia (1), Dionaea (1 ), Drosera (100), Drosophyllum (1), Genlisea (16), Heliamphora (5), Nepenthes (60), Pinguicula (70), Sarracenia (9), Triphyophyllum (1) and Utricularia (250).
Many people believe that carnivorous plants are only a myth or movies are fantastic creatures, but it's not there and you can buy them easily.
It is another range of plant and are striking for their diet and how they catch their prey.
Carnivorous plants are a type of very large plants, there are over 500 species and 14 genera are divided into, these are: Aldrovanda (1 species), Byblis (3) Cephalotus (1), Darlingtonia (1), Dionaea (1 ), Drosera (100), Drosophyllum (1), Genlisea (16), Heliamphora (5), Nepenthes (60), Pinguicula (70), Sarracenia (9), Triphyophyllum (1) and Utricularia (250).
They all feed on small animals including mosquitoes, flies, small frogs, baby rodents, scorpions, birds, reptiles and worms. Not only its feeding surprisingly, also the way they do.
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These plants have five mechanisms to catch their prey, the first is that its leaves have digestive enzymes that allow feed at any time and without much effort, the second is an enzyme with its sticky leaves and glue serving for insects, and the third is a large number of teeth that has leaves and allowing them to eat their food with speed, and the fourth is a pair of tentacles that traps food and takes you directly to the gall and plant Finally the sheets are Y-shaped and has leaves hairs allows the animals trapped and can not escape.
Carnivorous plants can find them in many parts of the world, if any, will eat insects and there is no record that they are able to feed on humans.
